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My first TRUE LOVE

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me & the boys !

We were all gathered together in her basement

IRENE !

( femme fatale ! )

gazing with unabashed worship !

I was the youngest ( about 4 )

Some of the other boys were as old as 6 !

and so I watched

And so I learned

( and , as they started leaving

I waited ! )

And then

It was only

Me and IRENE

And then she smiled at me !

She walked over and put on a record

IRENE          GOOD NIGHT
IRENE          GOOD NIGHT

GOOD NIGHT IRENE
GOOD NIGHT IRENE

I' LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS !
                                ( Ledbetter )

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( such a kind way to ask me to leave ! )

Such maturity !

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I got up and shuffled towards the door

( sadness ! )

She smiled and said :

There will be other nights !

//

I walked out into the glow of heaven

Lost and wandering

••

After a while I got real scared

Not knowing where home was

I sat down and started crying

""

What's wrong little JEFFY

A voice of a big kid said
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I' m lost !!
-

he pointed

You live there !

And I was home

,,

So was my

Love life

Formed

//

Gently

With Compassion

And grace